Want To Buy Some Illusions – Marianne Faithfull (originally by Marlene Dietrich)
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Want to buy some illusions Slightly used, second-hand? They were lovely illusions Reaching high, built on sand They had a touch of paradise A spell you can’t explain For in this crazy paradise You are in love with pain
Want to buy some illusions Slightly used, just like new? Such romantic illusions And they’re all about you Too bad they all fell apart Like dreams often do They were lovely illusions But they just wouldn’t come true
Slightly used, just like new Such romantic illusions And they’re all about you I’d sell them all for a penny They make pretty souvenirs Take my lovely illusions Some for laughs, some for tears